Russian opera
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First edition; 8vo (22 x 18 cm); frontispiece in blue and gilt, 24 tipped-in colour plates of Bilibin's costume and set designs over black and white illustrations, photographic reproductions, school library stamp to numerous leaves, small bookseller's label to lower pastedown, annotations to flyleaf, some illustrations with added colour pencil, minor staining, wrappers worn, text block loose; later brown cloth with original printed wrappers bound in, title in gilt to upper cover, edges worn.
£850 -
2 vols; 8vo; libretto, one of 10 examples on Japon imperial, hors commerce, this for the publisher Henri Barthlémy, 8vo, 14 original Pochoirs by Saude after Georges Lepape, original wrappers. Décors et costumes: one of of 10 copies on Japon Imperial, hors commerce, this for the publisher Henri Barthlémy, 61 colour plates (seven double page folding), loose in the original wrappers, both volumes protected by a chemise and slipcase (slight wear).
£6,500